........... And no, it is not a 17th grandchild! OR a 6th child! (I would have to kill Mike if that happened!)
Those of you who know me are aware that I have had a long-time crush on the V-rod as a trike, and that if I ever replaced my beloved yellow/white Fat Boy, it would be with a V-rod. Well, guess what............. As of yesterday, I have a beautiful, powder blue/white V-rod trike built for me with meticulous loving care at the Hannigan factory in Murray, KY.
After visiting the factory and meeting the Hannigans and their crew late last year, I decided that their stunning and unique V-rod kit was the right one for me. I had the opportunity to get an almost-unused '09 V-rod with only 1,500 miles on it about three months ago and began conspiring with Bazooka and Hannigan to plan for its transformation into my dream trike. I picked colors, sketched out my vision, and we delivered the bike to them and left it in their care. Yesterday, Mike and I loaded the finished beauty onto a trailer and brought her home.
Of course, I woke up this morning to 14º and snow on the ground, so I won't be riding her for a while, but Jim assured me his test ride(s) on her were a BLAST and that she handles just as well as I dreamed......... not to mention, she is very fast! (Uh Oh! I might get in trouble now!!!)
All I can say is that both Bazooka (my wonderful Hannigan dealer
), and the Hannigan crew did an amazing job. I had asked Randy to do the build for me. He made arrangements for it to be done on his behalf at the factory, which is much closer to my location than his shop. The quality of the kit and the build is top drawer! Their paint job - done in their own on-site paint department - is exactly what I requested and is virtually flawless! Kudos and many, many thanks to each one of their staff for the beautiful trike that is now in my garage! I can't wait to get out and ride her this spring!
Thanks to them, I have a few pictures taken during the build including the 2-wheeler they began with. Below is a link to an album.
V-rod/Hannigan Trike Build: V-rod pictures by NanaTrikeTalk - Photobucket
Those of you who know me are aware that I have had a long-time crush on the V-rod as a trike, and that if I ever replaced my beloved yellow/white Fat Boy, it would be with a V-rod. Well, guess what............. As of yesterday, I have a beautiful, powder blue/white V-rod trike built for me with meticulous loving care at the Hannigan factory in Murray, KY.
After visiting the factory and meeting the Hannigans and their crew late last year, I decided that their stunning and unique V-rod kit was the right one for me. I had the opportunity to get an almost-unused '09 V-rod with only 1,500 miles on it about three months ago and began conspiring with Bazooka and Hannigan to plan for its transformation into my dream trike. I picked colors, sketched out my vision, and we delivered the bike to them and left it in their care. Yesterday, Mike and I loaded the finished beauty onto a trailer and brought her home.
Of course, I woke up this morning to 14º and snow on the ground, so I won't be riding her for a while, but Jim assured me his test ride(s) on her were a BLAST and that she handles just as well as I dreamed......... not to mention, she is very fast! (Uh Oh! I might get in trouble now!!!)
All I can say is that both Bazooka (my wonderful Hannigan dealer
), and the Hannigan crew did an amazing job. I had asked Randy to do the build for me. He made arrangements for it to be done on his behalf at the factory, which is much closer to my location than his shop. The quality of the kit and the build is top drawer! Their paint job - done in their own on-site paint department - is exactly what I requested and is virtually flawless! Kudos and many, many thanks to each one of their staff for the beautiful trike that is now in my garage! I can't wait to get out and ride her this spring!Thanks to them, I have a few pictures taken during the build including the 2-wheeler they began with. Below is a link to an album.
V-rod/Hannigan Trike Build: V-rod pictures by NanaTrikeTalk - Photobucket
